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A National Celebration Of Life Day For People Who Died Alone During COVID-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Declare a National Celebration Of Life Day for those we lost during Covid-19 (Similar to the special holiday on 5 June, 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II)
Create opportunities to allow communities time to come together to commemorate the people and events of COVID-19
Create opportunities to allow communities time to come together to commemorate the people and events of COVID-19
When could the day take place? Once 'normal' life resumes
How could the celebrations take place? Street parties could be authorised and religious services could be broadcast nationwide honouring the deceased. The names of each person could be read out.
Honours Medal? We could issue a medal to mark the exceptional service and sacrifice of individuals during COVID-19. Anybody in the UK could make a recommendation for a British national to receive an honour.
How could the celebrations take place? Street parties could be authorised and religious services could be broadcast nationwide honouring the deceased. The names of each person could be read out.
Honours Medal? We could issue a medal to mark the exceptional service and sacrifice of individuals during COVID-19. Anybody in the UK could make a recommendation for a British national to receive an honour.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
You might like to sign some of the following petitions, which make requests similar to some of the things you mention in your petition:
Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale.
Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces
A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.